What Does "人心不足蛇吞象" (rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng) Mean?

rén人xīn心bù不zú足shé蛇tūn吞xiàng象

Ambition is never satisfied!

HSK Vocabulary

人H1 心H4 不H1 足H6 蛇H5 吞H6

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E4

Clip Timestamp

26:58

TMDB ID

258865

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	为了军功	wèi le jūn gōng	for military merit?
2▶	人心不足蛇吞象	rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng	Ambition is never satisfied!
3	我们脚下的蒴州	wǒ men jiǎo xià de shuò zhōu	The city under our feet

More Clips From Episode

Total 116 clips (Page 3 of 6)

HSK 6

0:03s

胆敢偷我东西我打不死你

dǎn gǎn tōu wǒ dōng xī wǒ dǎ bù sǐ nǐHow dare you steal from me? I'm going to kill you!

HSK 4

0:03s

我真没事你留着吧

wǒ zhēn méi shì nǐ liú zhe baI'm really fine. You keep it.

HSK 2

0:03s

不不不我不是这个意思

bù bù bù wǒ bú shì zhè ge yì siNo, no. I don't mean that.

她现在怎么样医师看过了说并无大碍

HSK 4

0:03s

她现在怎么样医师看过了说并无大碍

tā xiàn zài zěn me yàng yī shī kàn guò le shuō bìng wú dà àiHow is she now? The physician checked, saying she was fine.

不是你说师兄他怎么就格外关心这贺姑娘呢

HSK 5

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不是你说师兄他怎么就格外关心这贺姑娘呢

bú shì nǐ shuō shī xiōng tā zěn me jiù gé wài guān xīn zhè hè gū niáng neHey, think about it. Why does Xu care so much about her?

HSK 1

0:03s

那你觉得她好看吗好看

nà nǐ jué de tā hǎo kàn ma hǎo kànDo you think she's pretty? Yes.

我问你了吗我自己好不好需要你说了

HSK 3

0:03s

我问你了吗我自己好不好需要你说了

wǒ wèn nǐ le ma wǒ zì jǐ hǎo bù hǎo xū yào nǐ shuō leI didn't ask that! You don't judge me.

HSK 2

0:03s

我是真的觉得你这样也很好

wǒ shì zhēn de jué de nǐ zhè yàng yě hěn hǎoI do think you look very good.

HSK 7

0:03s

小狐狸藏得真好

xiǎo hú lí cáng dé zhēn hǎo(Well disguised.)

HSK 6

0:03s

一点关于身份的线索都没留

yì diǎn guān yú shēn fèn de xiàn suǒ dōu méi liú(No clues have been left) (about his identity.)

他怎么会有如此多新旧不一的伤痕

HSK 7

0:03s

他怎么会有如此多新旧不一的伤痕

tā zěn me huì yǒu rú cǐ duō xīn jiù bù yī de shāng hén(How does he have) (so many old and new scars?)

HSK 7

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还真是守身如玉啊

hái zhēn shì shǒu shēn rú yù a(Well, he remains chaste.)

HSK 7

0:03s

禀右丞我和茵茵绝无逃逸之心

bǐng yòu chéng wǒ hé yīn yīn jué wú táo yì zhī xīnYour Lordship, Yinyin and I didn't mean to escape.

HSK 7

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游灵不得擅自进入人界

yóu líng bù dé shàn zì jìn rù rén jièspirits shall not enter the Mortal World.

HSK 3

0:03s

你跟她一起灰飞烟灭你选一个

nǐ gēn tā yì qǐ huī fēi yān miè nǐ xuǎn yí gèyou can turn to ashes with her. Make your choice.

HSK 3

0:03s

这都是你自己的选择

zhè dōu shì nǐ zì jǐ de xuǎn zéThis is your own choice.

HSK 5

0:03s

我们居然被蒙在鼓里

wǒ men jū rán bèi méng zài gǔ lǐWe were kept in ignorance.

HSK 6

0:03s

行军打仗之事怎能如此儿戏

xíng jūn dǎ zhàng zhī shì zěn néng rú cǐ ér xìHow could he be so childish about military operations?

耍我呀现在又突然把我调回来你告诉我

HSK 7

0:03s

耍我呀现在又突然把我调回来你告诉我

shuǎ wǒ ya xiàn zài yòu tū rán bǎ wǒ diào huí lái nǐ gào sù wǒWhy? Try to trick me? Now you get me back. You tell me.

难道将军派兵遣将也要问过你的意思吗

HSK 6

0:03s

难道将军派兵遣将也要问过你的意思吗

nán dào jiāng jūn pài bīng qiǎn jiāng yě yào wèn guò nǐ de yì si maThe General doesn't need your approval to deploy troops!